Bottle.



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BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28,1908.

924,848.- Patented June 15, 1909.

firmer Iron CHARLES 0. SMITH, OF QUOQUE, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented June 15, 1909.

Application filed July 28, 1908. Serial No. 4%,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES 0. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quoque, Long Island, in the county of Suffolk and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles and stoppers therefor, and one of theprincipal objects of the same is to provide meanswhereby the contents ofthe bottle may be indicated Whenever it is desired to use the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle and a stoppertherefor which must be first slightly withdrawn and rotated in order togive access to the contents of the bottle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bottle with agroove in the neck thereof which extends from the mouth of the bottleentirely through the neck and communicates with the body portion of thebottle, and a stopper having a lug upon one side which looks into saidgroove at the top and a cylinder lug at the bottom and upon the oppositeside of the stopper, the groove serving as a dropper for the contents ofthe bottle and the lugs on the stopper serving to prevent access to thecontents without such manipulation as indicates that the bottle containsa dangerous compound.

The objects and advantages hereinbefore referred to may be attained bymeans of the construction illustrated in the accompany ing drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a view showing the upper portion of a bottle insection and a stopper in elevation in the neck thereof, said bottle andstopper embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view onthe line 22 of Fig. l. Flg. 3 1s a perspectlvc view of the stopper.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bottle, the bodyportion of which may be of any suitable size and contour.

The neck portion 2 of the bottle is provided with a groove 3 whichextends from the top or mouth of the bottle entirely through the neckand communicates with the interior of the bottle. The neck 2 of thebottle, aside from the groove 3, may be of any suitable shape orconstruction.

A stopper provided with a head 4 and a cylindrical portion 5 of lessdiameter than the head is provided immediately under the head 4 with alug 6 of a size to fit Within the groove 3. At the opposite end of thestopper 5 a similar lug 7 is formed, this lug also being of such size asto move freely in the groove 3.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: Wheninserting the stopper 5 in the bottle the lug 7 is brought intocoincidence with the groove 3 and the stopper is then inserted into thebottle until the lug 7 is within the bottle or beyond the neck portionBy then turning the stopper until the lug 6 comes into coincidence withthe groove 3 and is inserted therein, as shown in Fig. 1, the stopper islocked against rotation. In order to gain access to the contents of thebottle it is necessary to first lift the head 4 until the lug 6 iscleared from the groove 3, by then rotating the stopper half a turn thelug 7 is brought into register with the groove 3 then the stopper may beremoved. However, dangerous remedies are usually dispensed in smallquantities, in drops usually, andin order to dispense the quantityrequired the groove 3 may be utilized for this purpose and when so usedthe stopper 5 is lifted until the lug 6 is out of engagement with thegroove and the stopper then is rotated part of a turn so that thecontents may be dropped through the groove 3 and out at the mouth of thebottle without removing the stopper.

My invention is of simple construction, can be manufactured at low costand provides a ,reliabie guard and indicator for use in poison bottlesand those bottles containing dangerous remedies. Moreover, means areprovided whereby the contents may be dispensed in drops without removingthe stopper.

I claim 1. A. bottle provided with a neck having a groove extending fromend. to end of said neck and a sto aper provided with a head, a lockinglug unher said head designed to fit said groove, and a lug formed at theend of the stopper and upon the side opposite the locking lug.

2. A bottle and stopper therefor comprising a bottle having a neckprovided with a groove, and a stopper provided with a looking lug nearone end and a log near the other end upon the opposite side from thelocking lug.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES 0. SMITH.

Witnesses:

MARoUs E. GRIFFIN, ALIon M. ARcHIBALD.

